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196192052 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Edema (1820); Unspecified Infection (1930); Osteolysis (2377); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
09/21/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Clinical notification received for revision of left total knee to address infection date of implantation: (b)(6) 2019; date of revision: (b)(6) 2019; (left knee).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Product complaint # = > (b)(4).Investigation summary = > no device associated with this report was received for examination.Depuy synthes considers the investigation closed at this time.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation may be re-opened as necessary.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint #: (b)(4).Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report. h10 additional narrative: if information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medical records ((b)(4) medical records ad 17 oct 2019) reviewed.Ct scan of the left knee with 3d reconstruction occurred on (b)(6) 2019.There was no evidence of bone fracture.There was evidence of possible linear lucency at the undersurface of the medial tibial tray, between the tibial implant and the cement.There is additional lucency between the bone and cement mantle, appearance consistent with osteolysis.Less clear was evidence at the far lateral boundary of the tray for osteolysis.There was no evidence of lucency or osteolysis associated with the femur or patellar components.There was evidence of a large knee joint effusion distending the suprapatellar bursa, with soft tissue edema in the proximal knee.Cultures: direct gram stain received on (b)(6) 2019 revealed moderate polymorphonuclear leukocytes, heavy red blood cells, and no organisms observed.Gram positive cocci in clusters seen in broth media gram stain only.Wbcs 11.1 elevated.Red cell distribution width cv 17.6 elevated.Neutrophils absolute 7.9 elevated.Monocytes absolute 1.3 elevated.D-dimer 1450 ng/ml elevated.On (b)(6) 2019 synovasure alpha defensin pji ldt - positive : abnormal.Alpha defensin s-sf: positive abnormal.Hemoglobin sf: elevated.Crp-sf: 29.0.The new information provided by these medical records supports the diagnosis of a possible infection.There was no reported treatment intervention having occurred in these records.
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